Iron Man (1931)
1931 drama film directed by Tod Browning
- Released
- 1931
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Tod Browning
- Screenplay
- W. R. Burnett, Francis Edward Faragoh
- Producer
- Tod Browning, Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Starring
- Lew Ayres, Jean Harlow, Robert Armstrong, Edward Dillon, John Miljan, Mary Doran, Ned Sparks, Bess Flowers
- Running time
- 73 minutes
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor
- Universal Pictures
Iron Man is a 1931 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lew Ayres and Jean Harlow. In 1951, Universal remade the film with Jeff Chandler, Evelyn Keyes and Rock Hudson, directed by Joseph Pevney. A prizefighter is abandoned by his wife due to his failing career. Following his first winning streak, his wife returns to him, but fools her husband into hiring her lover as his new boxing manager, despite his lack of experience.
Cast
- Lew Ayres
- Jean Harlow
- Robert Armstrong
- Edward Dillon
- John Miljan
- Mary Doran
- Ned Sparks
- Bess Flowers
- Tom Kennedy
- Wade Boteler
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1758603 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.